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Толковый словарь английского языка - thimblerig

 

Thimblerig

thimblerig
I. noun Date: 1826 a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location, one who manipulates the cup in ~ ; ~ger, II. transitive verb Date: 1839 to cheat by trickery, to swindle by ~, ~ger noun
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  n. a game often involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted thimbles or cups are moved about, contestants having to spot which is the one with a pea or other object beneath. Derivatives thimblerigger n. Etymology: THIMBLE + RIG(2) in sense 'trick, dodge' ...
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